Design II Showcase is a monthly feature at Vancouver school board meetings and at the Vancouver Rotary Club luncheons. These showcases, given by selected employees, provide a personal glimpse into district priorities from the Design II strategic plan.

Dec 2018

Blended learning: Student tested, teacher approved

December 10th, 2018|Categories: Design II showcase, Design II strategic plan, weLearn1:1|Tags: |

  Since its introduction nearly seven years ago, Vancouver Public Schools’ one-to-one technology program has expanded to provide digital tools to all students in grades three through 12. Training and professional development for teachers and [...]

Nov 2015

Meeting the emergent needs of our school community

November 9th, 2015|Categories: Design II showcase, Design II strategic plan, Family-Community Resource Center|Tags: |

The growing needs of families directly affects our students. The role of Family-Community Resource Centers, now at 16 district schools, has always been to remove barriers to learning so all students can be successful. But [...]

Jan 2015

Professional learning communities improve student learning

January 27th, 2015|Categories: Design II showcase, Design II strategic plan|Tags: , |

Design II Showcase Goal Area: Instructional quality Chris Olsen, executive director of teaching and learning, introduced Thomas Jefferson Middle School Principal Tom Adams. “You’re about to hear about one school’s journey as they sought to [...]

Sep 2014

Inaugural back-to-school readiness event helps VPS families

September 24th, 2014|Categories: Design II showcase, Design II strategic plan, Family-Community Resource Center|

Goal Area: Family Engagement Vancouver Public Schools holds a strong belief that our entire community benefits when everyone is invested in helping children succeed. The role of the Family-Community Resource Centers is to create a culture [...]

Apr 2014

New Family-Community Resource Centers at Fort Vancouver, Hudson’s Bay high schools

April 15th, 2014|Categories: Design II showcase, Design II strategic plan, Design II timeline, Family-Community Resource Center|

The new Family-Community Resource Centers at Hudson’s Bay and Fort Vancouver are part of the district’s expanded work in the Family Engagement/Family-Community Resource Center Design II goal area. More than 60 percent of students at [...]

Feb 2014

Vancouver Flex Academy at Lewis and Clark High School

February 15th, 2014|Categories: Design II showcase, Design II strategic plan, Programs of Choice, weLearn1:1|Tags: |

Design II Showcase Goal Area: Programs of Choice Vancouver Flex Academy at Lewis and Clark High School is Vancouver Public Schools' newest program of choice. Recently, Principal Rob Duncan and teacher Katie Cunningham shared what’s [...]

Jan 2014

Creating safe and supportive learning environments

January 15th, 2014|Categories: Design II showcase, Design II strategic plan, Project: Peter S. Ogden, Safe and supportive|Tags: |

Design II Showcase Goal Area: Safe and Supportive Schools Formal measures to make all schools safe and supportive learning environments—a Design II strategic priority—began five years ago at six pilot schools. Peter S. Ogden Elementary School [...]

Oct 2013

In Kindergarten Jump Start, little learners get ready for school

October 15th, 2013|Categories: Design II showcase, Design II strategic plan|Tags: , , |

Design II Showcase Goal Area: Early Learning Karrie Yank, principal of Eleanor Roosevelt Elementary School, introduced ReNai Joy and Corinne Vaughn, kindergarten teachers at Roosevelt, to speak about Kindergarten Jump Start. This program, offered last summer [...]

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